SLT Meeting
Date:
January 31, 2023
Agenda:
Attendance:
- Start Time: 4:00 p.m.
- End Time: 5:00 p.m.
- Attendance
Name | Title | Present/Absent |
Umit Serin | Principal | P |
Joyce Heskial | Assistant Principal | P |
Tammy Tucker | Assistant Principal | P |
Parent Coordinator | Pei-Hsia Wang | P |
UFT Representative | Joni Gehebe | P |
Kindergarten ICT Teacher | Leila Yang | P |
First Grade Teacher | Josephine Ricciardi (Scribe) | P |
PTA President | Everilalez Lopez | P |
Princess Dillon | P | |
LaToya Hogan | P | |
Lisa Addison | A | |
Charles Robinson | P | |
Youth Development Director Queens Community House at Pomonok | Pomonok Representative | A |
Minutes:
- Welcome from Principal Serin
- Health and Safety
- There is still consistent testing and classrooms are sanitized.
- Test kits delivered to classes and staff members.
- Parents and community are notified via email when there is a possible exposure.
- Safety Drills
- Completed 8 Emergency Drills
- To date, we have conducted six (6) evacuation drills and one (2) lock-down.
- 2 lock downs and 2 evacuation drills left to be completed by June
- Before School/After-School Programs: New programs will be added as early as next week.
- Morning Programs:
- Math extra support with Ms. Zirbes for 5th grade students
- Morning Fun with Coach Degia
- Morning Fun with Coach Santangelo
- After School Programs:
- Math extra support with Ms. Frasier for 4th grade students
- After school SEL with Ms. Lothammer
- AMIRA After school program with Ms. Ricciardi
- Attendance Data
- Our superintendent is worried about the attendance rate, too. The district’s rate is at 18% and ours is over 30%. Our goal was 92%, we hope we reach 90% at this point.
- Assessments
- Acadience (K-2)
- We are about to finish administering the assessment (72% assessed)
- iReady Reading
Reading:
Math:
- Overall, in Reading, our students made 17% progress (from 14% to 31%) in students scoring on/above grade level.
- In Math, our students made 6% progress (from 7% to 13%) in students scoring on/above grade level.
- Schools environment survey
- The 2023 NYC School Survey administration window opens on Monday, February 13 and will close on Friday, March 31.
- Black History Month Activities
- Our engagement committee is planning events and activities such as decorating classroom doors.
- Ms. Joshua and Mr. Mack will create trivia game questions to be posted on Class Dojo where parents and students can win prizes.
- Birthday Celebrations
- Monthly Friday celebrations.
- Parent Engagement/Partnership Events
- PTA News/Updates:
- Donut sale papers were distributed last week.
- Valentine’s Sale
- 5th Grade Graduation Pictures on the 7th.
- Mr. Robinson asked about support for students in testing grades. Mr. Serin explained how students who are struggling will get help.